Self-Titled (Zao album)

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Self-Titled
Studio album by
Zao
ReleasedFebruary 27, 2001
RecordedSeptember 10–23, 2000
StudioPoynter's Palace, Little Rock, Arkansas
GenreMetalcore
Length36:08
Label
Producer
Zao studio album chronology
Liberate Te Ex Inferis
(1999) 		Self-Titled
(2001) 		Parade of Chaos
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Decapolisnot rated[2]
Jesus Freak Hideout[3]

Self-Titled is the fifth studio album by American metalcore band Zao, released on February 21, 2001, by Solid State/Tooth & Nail/EMI. The entire album was written in the recording studio by Scott and Jesse. Dan would be sent the tracks to write lyrics and then recorded them. The band famously broke up on stage (in Pennsylvania, Sept 2001) touring this album.[4]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Daniel Weyandt; all music is composed by Scott Mellinger and Jesse Smith

No.TitleLength
1."5 Year Winter"2:28
2."Alive Is Dead"2:45
3."A Tool to Scream"4:10
4."Witchunter"3:09
5."Trashcanhands (Keyboard Cowards)"3:37
6."The Race of Standing Still"5:07
7."FJL"2:01
8."The End of His World"3:09
9."The Dreams That Don't Come True"5:59
10."At Zero (Simeon Simmons)"3:38

Credits

  • Daniel Weyandt – vocals, percussion
  • Scott Mellinger – guitar, bass, percussion
  • Jesse Smith – drums, acoustic guitar, clean vocals, bass guitar, keyboards, percussion, programming
  • Rob Horner – bass (Credited but did not perform)[5]
Production
  • Russ Cogdell – composer
  • Brian Gardner – mastering
  • David Johnson – photography
  • Jason Magnusson – engineer
  • Barry Poynter – engineer, bass

Charts

Chart (2001) Peak
position
Billboard Top Christian Albums[6] 30

References

  1. ^ Self-Titled at AllMusic
  2. ^ "Decapolis review". Archived from the original on November 1, 2001. Retrieved January 7, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ Powless, Steven (October 19, 2011). "Zao, "(Self-Titled)" Review". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
  4. ^ "Future of Zao Uncertain?". Punk News. December 27, 2001. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  5. ^ ZAOFTW (February 25, 2012). "ZAO The Lesser Lights of Heaven DVD". Archived from the original on December 12, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2019 – via YouTube.
  6. ^ "Zao Chart History: Top Christian Albums". Billboard. Eldridge Industries. Retrieved June 11, 2018.


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